December 2010
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Thank you, friends
Two weeks. Tracie and I are two weeks into the greatest job ever. Becoming parents to Katie has been the ultimate in on-the-job training. There is no “sink or swim” choice with being a first-time parent; swimming is the only option.
We’ve managed to stay afloat this long thanks in large part to the advice, kind words and giant life preserver of love from all of our friends and...
November 2010
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It's been a long road, but it's almost over
It’s been 48 hours since we came to the hospital. We’ve been down a long and often painful road. Granted, it’s been a lot more painful for Tracie, but it’s no picnic seeing your wife in pain because that’s what needs to happen. Fortunately, all of the gels and drugs to get things moving are finally working. Tracie is comfortable and labor is progressing. Thank...
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Baby wants to stay put
Another visit to the OB, another day of boring news. There’s still no progress or dilation, so it looks like Little Bean won’t be arriving any time in the next couple of days. But, her due date is Sunday, so she still has some time to get moving.
Unfortunately, it’s looking more and more likely that she will have to be evicted from her nice comfy home. If labor hasn’t...
Still nothin'
Thanks to Tumblr’s suckage, the post which was scheduled for today got published yesterday. So, the OB appointment was actually this morning. Unfortunately, there’s nothing new to report. No dilation and no baby anytime soon. It seems that Little Bean is perfectly happy where she is and is in no hurry to leave.
The official due date is still 9 days away, so she may yet decide to be...
Still waiting
No baby yet! Little Bean’s due date is a week from Sunday, so she could arrive any time now. So far, Tracie really hasn’t had any Braxton Hicks contractions and is barely dilated. It looks like this baby isn’t in any hurry to be early. Tracie is pretty tired of being pregnant, but she’s doing much better than we both expected. Pretty much everything is ready in our house:...
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September 2010
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Story time
A fun update from Matthew:
A couple of weeks ago, Tracie suggested that I read a story so that little Bean can get used to my voice. She hears Tracie all the time, but not me, so it made sense. I found our copy of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham and read it to Tracie’s tummy. To our surprise, Bean started moving around and kicking…she really liked it!
Since then, story time has...
August 2010
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A name for our girl
Ha! You thought I was going to tell what name we’ve decided one. Sorry to disappoint you. :)
But seriously, our girl has a nickname at least. Before we even knew the gender, Tracie’s cousin decided to nickname the little one “Bean”. Why? Dunno. But Tracie and I have nicknamed her cousin’s three kids Cricket, Sprout and Boo, so we’re not complaining or asking...
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The little one is kicking like a ninja!
More thoughts from the excited daddy:
We’re at week 24 and I finally got to feel the little one kick! On Saturday night, our girl was kicking like crazy. I hadn’t felt her yet, as every other time I’d tried, she immediately stopped. So on Saturday, I put my hand on Tracie’s belly, but this time, the baby kept kicking! I was so excited to finally feel her moving that I got...
July 2010
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Ultrasound says...it's a girl!
The biggest news (other than the actual arrival of this child) was finally revealed today: we’re having a girl! This means that Matthew will now be ridiculously outnumbered (1 wife, 2 girl cats and 1 daughter).
However, the real reason for the ultrasound was to check on the baby’s development, and so far, everything looks fantastic! 10 fingers, 10 toes and all of the usual parts are...
Getting ready, slowly
More thoughts from Matt:
Tracie’s been feeling mostly better lately. Most of the queasiness has subsided and she’s actually started cooking again. Over the past weekend, we finally had to go and buy her some real maternity clothes. The belly is just getting too big for flowy summer dresses!
We haven’t really had a chance to start turning the extra room in to a nursery and...
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Almost time to find out what we're having!
The time is flying by! We’re halfway through the pregnancy and Petro Kid is growing nicely. At our last ultrasound, everything looked normal and risks for genetic defects were very low.
Our next ultrasound is July 15. By that point, we’ll be able to tell if we’re having a boy or a girl. Only 10 days left to get the betting pools started!
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May 2010
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Music for Petro Kid? →
Since the kid hadn’t yet developed hearing when we went to the Glee Live concert, we’ll have to get one of these to make sure he or she gets their fix of great tunes. Seriously, this child has to have an appreciation for good music!
Documenting Petro Kid
Welcome to Matthew and Tracie’s adventures in becoming parents! Here we’ll write about thoughts on the adventure we’ve already embarked upon and share updates on the progress of Petro Kid. Maybe we’ll even produce a collection of updates our child will one day want to read to find out what his or her parents were like in 2010 as we prepared for the arrival.
We’re at...